 Encyclopedia of Associations 42nd Edition Volume 3 | |
| Author | Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr. |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reference |
| Published | 1954 |
| Publisher | Gale |
| Publication place | United States |
The Encyclopedia of Associations (EA) is a comprehensive directory of more than 20,000 associations, societies, and other non-profit membership organizations in the United States of America.
Originally titled the Encyclopedia of American Associations, EA was created by Frederick Gale Ruffner, Jr. in 1954 while he was working as a market researcher in Detroit, Michigan.
More than 140 scholarly articles have made use of EA.
Past extracts from EA have included "Organized Obsessions" and the "Gale Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Associations".
A detailed history of EA is available in an article in Distinguished Classics of Reference Publishing
See also
References
- "Encyclopedia of Associations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
- Enis, Matt (August 21, 2014). "Gale Founder Frederick Ruffner Dies at 88". Library Journal. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- "An Annotated Bibliography of Articles Using the Encyclopedia of Associations" - Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- - Library of Congress LCCN Permalink for 92219621
- - Library of Congress LCCN Permalink for 95649648
- - Tobin, Carol M. "The Book that Built Gale Research: The Encyclopedia of Associations." Distinguished Classics of Reference Publishing
- - Library of Congress LCCN Permalink for 91033629